Health Promotion

The course syllabus is structured as follows:

• Lesson One
  • Concepts of Health
    • Introduction
    • Health and Wellbeing
    • How We Define Health
    • Responsibility for Health and Wellbeing
    • Main Models of Health
    • Health Promotion - A Definition
    • Factors That Affect Health and Wellbeing
    • Social Class and Patterns of Health
    • Health Inequalities and Government Policy
• Lesson Two
  • Measuring Health for Health Promotion and Education
    • Introduction
    • Quantitative Research
    • Qualitative Research
    • Research Ethics
    • Undertaking the Research
    • Selecting Participants and Recording the Data
    • Census and Epidemiological Data
    • Public Health Data
    • The World Health Organisation (WHO)
• Lesson Three
  • Health Promotion Models and Approaches
    • Introduction
    • Screening Programmes
    • Health Promotion Approaches
    • Health Promotion Models
    • Politics and Rights
• Lesson Four
  • Health Services and Service Provision
    • Introduction
    • Historical Overview
    • Service Provision and Organisation
    • Reflective Practice, Evidence-based Practice and Reorientation
    • The Health Promoters
    • Promoting Health via the Health Care Sector
    • Public Health and Health Promotion Contributor
• Lesson Five
  • Personal Skills and Behaviour Change
    • Introduction
    • Theories and Models of Behaviour Change
    • Counselling Techniques for Health Promoters
    • Behavioural Changes
• Lesson Six
  • Public Health Policy/Community Action
    • Introduction
    • Recap on Public Health Provision
    • Defining Healthy Public Policy (HPP)
    • Health Impact Assessment (HIA)
    • The Emergence of Healthy Public Policy
    • Healthy Public Policy and Health Promotion
• Lesson Seven
  • Media Routes for Health Promotion
    • Introduction
    • Overview of Modern Media
    • Media Effects and Models
    • The Role of Mass Media in Health Promotion
    • Scope and Limitations of Media in Health Promotion
• Lesson Eight
  • Contexts and Settings for Health Promotion
    • Introduction
    • Health Promotion in the Workplace
    • Health Promotion in Schools
    • Health Promotion in Hospitals
    • Health Promotion in Neighbourhoods
    • Health Promotion in Prisons
• Lesson Nine
  • Assessing Health Needs
    • Introduction
    • How Are Needs Assessed?
    • Why Assess Health Needs?
    • Health Needs Assessment Information
    • Prioritising Need
    • Risk Assessment
    • Planning and Review
• Lesson Ten
  • Planning Health Promotion Campaigns
    • Introduction
    • Venues for Health Promotion Activities
    • Leadership and Planning
    • Collecting and Analysing Data from Health Promotion Activities
    • Questionnaire Design
    • Which Approaches to Use?
    • Using a Range of Media for Health Promotion
    • Planning Your Own Campaign
    • Health Promotion Planning Models
    • Quality Assurance